174 BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 
APPENDIX H. 
Konvention angdende fiskeriforhallandena i de till 
Sverige och Danmark gransande farvaitnen; afslutad 
4 Stockholm den 14 Juli 1899 och ratificerad i Mar 
strand den 4 Augusti samt i Képenhamn den a1 Juli 
s. G.; ratifikationerna utvexlade i Stockholm den to 
November 1899. 
Art. I. I de till konungarikena Sverige och Dan- 
mark gransande farvattnen skall, med dei Art. II 
naimnda undantag, det omrade, hvarest fisket ar 
uteslutande férbehallet hvartdera landets -egna 
undersatar, anses utat hafvet stracka sig en geo- 
grafisk mil ('/,,; breddgrad) fran kusten eller ytterst 
derutanfér liggande holmar och skar, som icke 
standigt af vattnet 6fverskdljas. 
Med sagda farvatten férstas i denna dfverens- 
kommelse: 
Kattegat, begransadt mot norr af rata linier, 
dragna fran Skagens nordligaste udde till Vinga 
fyr och vidare derifran till narmaste kusten af 
Hisingen samt mot séder af rata linier, dragna 
fran Hasenére till Gniben och fran Kullen till 
Gilbjerghoved; 
Oresund, raknadt fran Kullen-Gilbjerghoved i 
norr till Falsterbo-Stevns i séder; 
samt af Ostersjén: farvattnen langs svenska 
kusten fran Falsterbo till Simbrishamn afvensom 
kring Bornholm och Kristians6. 
Dock skall det vara medgifvet att drifva fiske: 
for svenska fiskare vid 6n Anholt pa ett afstand af 
intill 34 geografisk mil fran kusterna af denna 6, 
och fér danska fiskare pa enahanda afstand utanfor 
en rat linie, dragen fran Hallands Vaderés fyr till 
Tylo fyr. 
Art. II. I Oresund skall fiske allestades vara 
tilldtet for bada landernas undersatar utan atskil- 
nad, dock med den inskrankning att vid stranderna 
4 6mse sidor sundet innanfor ett djup af sju meter 
det andra landets undersatar icke ma drifva an- 
nat fiske n sillfiske med garn. Likaledes skall 
vid Bornholms och Kristiansés kuster samt vid 
svenska kusten fran Falsterbo till Simbrishamn 
sillfisket med drifgarn vara gemensamt fér bada 
landernas undersatar fran den 1 Maj till den 31 
Augusti. 
Strand- och fiskerattsegare forbehallas de sar- 
skilda rattigheter, som dem jemlikt hvartdera lan- 
dets lagar och férfattningar kunna tillkomma. 
Arr. III. Det skall vara bada landernas fiskare 
tillatet att, utan intrang i enskild ratt och under 
iakttagande af gillande tullféreskrifter samt andra 
Convention regarding fishery relations in the navi- 
gable waters bordering on Sweden and Denmark. 
Concluded at Stockholm on July 14, 1899, and 
ratified at Marstrand on August 4 and at Kopen- 
hagen on July 21 of the same year; ratifications 
exchanged at Stockholm on November 10, 1899. 
Art. I. In the navigable waters bordering on 
the Kingdoms of Sweden and Denmark the region 
in which fishing is exclusively reserved to the 
subjects of each respective country shall, with the 
exceptions mentioned in Article II, be considered to 
extend out into the sea one geographical mile [=4 
English miles], or 7; degree of latitude, from the 
coast or from the farthest island or rock lying off 
shore and not permanently covered by water. 
By said navigable waters are meant in this 
treaty: 
Kattegat, bounded on the north by a straight 
line drawn from the northernmost point of Skagen 
to Vinga lighthouse, thence to the nearest coast 
of Hisingen, and on the south by a straight line 
drawn from Hasenére to Gniben and from Kullen 
to Gilbjerghoved. 
The Sound, reckoned from Kullen-Gilbjer- 
ghoved on the north to Falsterbo-Stevns on the 
south. 
The Baltic: The navigable waters along the 
Swedish coast from Falsterbo to Simbrishamn, as 
well as around Bornholm and Kristians6. 
Nevertheless Swedish fishermen shall be allowed 
to fish at Anholt Island a distance of 34 geograph- 
ical mile [=3 English miles] from the coasts of said 
island, and Danish fishermen shall be allowed to 
fish a like distance beyond a straight line drawn 
from Hallands Vaderés lighthouse to Tylé 
lighthouse. 
Art. II. In the Sound fishing shall be allowed 
“everywhere to the subjects of both countries 
without distinction, provided, however, that on 
the shores on each side of the Sound within a 
depth of 7 meters the subjects of the other country 
shall not engage in any fishing except for herring 
with nets. Likewise, on the coasts-of Bornholm 
and Kristiansd, as well as on the Swedish coasts 
from Falsterbo to Simbrishamn, herring fishing 
with drift nets shall be allowed to subjects of both 
countries from May 1 till August 31. 
To owners of shores and fishing rights are 
reserved the special privileges which may belong 
to them according to the laws and constitution of 
either country. 
Arr. III. The fishermen of both countries shal 
be allowed, without encroaching on private rights 
and observing the customs regulations as well as 
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